The new facility, which LANXESS says is expected to be the largest of its kind in the world, will be designed to produce 140,000 tpy of Nd-PBR and will include process and finishing buildings, a central control room, a substation and a tank farm. Financial terms were not disclosed by the companies.

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Foster Wheeler on Fridaay was awarded an engineering,
procurement and construction management (EPCm)
contract by LANXESS for a new neodymium polybutadiene (Nd-PBR)
rubber plant to be built on Jurong Island, Singapore.

The award follows Foster Wheelers successful completion
of the front-end engineering design for this project earlier this year, according
to the company, whose scope of work is expected to be completed
in 2014.

The Foster Wheeler contract value for this project was not disclosed and will
be included in the companys third-quarter 2012 bookings,
officials said.

The new facility, which LANXESS says is expected to be the
largest of its kind in the world, will be designed to produce
140,000 tpy of Nd-PBR and will include process and
finishing buildings, a central control room, a substation and a
tank farm.

It will be built alongside LANXESS 100,000 tpy synthetic
butyl rubber plant, the largest facility of its type in Asia,
due to start up in 2013, and for which Foster Wheeler is also
the EPCm contractor.

Nd-PBR is used in tire manufacturing. LANXESS states that
its use reduces rolling resistance and increases vehicle energy
efficiency compared with conventional tire rubber. The company
also says it reduces tire abrasion, playing a significant role
in making cars safer as well as greener and more
economical.

We have built an excellent working relationship with
LANXESS and we are looking forward to further developing a
long-term business relationship based on our performance in
delivering LANXESS projects safely and
successfully, said Umberto della Sala, chief operating
officer for Foster Wheeler.

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